Accessory for cemeteries



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l l I BY ATTORN EYS Patented Nov. 3, 1931 :ff-UNITED STTS This invention relates to an accessory for cemeteries or burial plots, and comprehends anaccessory which serves in thecapacities j of a combined kneeling stepand storage comy partment for garden tools or other requisites essential to maintain a burial plot or grave in proper condition.

The invention further aims to provide an accessory of this 'character which, in addition to its utilitarian purpose, is constructed in such a manner as not to detract from the general appearance of the grave or plot, but which rather serves to further 'enhance'y its j j appearance or increase the general esthetic 175 effect. p 1

`The invention furthermore embodies, in an accessory of the indicated character, means for effectually anchoring' the same in place againstv theft or vaccidental displacement.'

Other objects of the invention residein the simplicity of construction of the accessory, the economy with which it may be produced and emplaced and the general efficiency derived therefrom.v

:'i Vith the above recited and otherv objects in view, reference is had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which there is exhibited one exampleor Aembodimentv ofthe invention, while the'claims define the actual scope of the same.'v

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Figure l is a perspective view illustrating themanner in which the accessories areassociated with a grave or burial plot.

Figure 2 is' an enlarged longitudinal 'sectional view through the -accessoryin itsl applied position, and illustrating the manner in which the same is devisedv for the accommodation of garden tools or other implements.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through one of the accessories, showing the same housing a water sprinkler container.

-Figure 4 -isa transverse sectional view 45 taken approximately on the line 4-4 of Figure 2. Y

Figure 5 isaperspective view of the garden tool or implement container removed.

Referring to the drawings by characters ofl reference, the invention comprehends pref'- purpose of locking the container or drawer 1,830,629Al 'y 1 PATENT OFI-InniV ADAMVTULINSK'I, or. JERSEY cnr-Y, NEW JERSEY Accnssomz non. cnivrn'rnmns Application filed May 20, 1930. Serial No.454,16.

erably` the employment of a pair of the access'ories for eachgrave, although, obviously, one of the same may be used. ln the present illust-ration, a pair ofaccessories is disclosed, designated generally by the reference characters A and B. Each of .the accessories A and B consists .of a combinedV kneeling step and storage member, which `is preferably formed from sheetV metalv bent or otherwise constructed to provide'lan upper wall 10 andl depending vside walls ll, each-vof which is formed with inturnedflanges l2y at its lower end. 1n order to provide means for anchoring the same invplace, one or more cross barsl Y orstra'ps 13 are employed, which are secured 6'5"*- to the under-side ofthe flanges .12 in any` desired manner, such as by spot welding", riveting or the like. The cross straps '13 are of 'a length to extend slightly beyond the depending side walls ll', andthe opposite ends `.are provided with downwardly extending `extremities or legsv 14 and outturned apertured terminals or feet l5 at the Jlowe'r ends of the extremities or legsA 14. In practice, .the accessory as used inthe example illustrated ly will have the opposite ends open, and what will be termed the rear ends 16 thereof will be closed by 'abutting the-same against the base C of the headstone D. Also in the example illustrated, the accessory A will receive a container 17, in the nature of a drawer, which is provided with a bottom wall 18,*,side walls 19 and front and rear end walls 20 and 21,-the top being open. The container or drawer 17 is of a cross -sectionalsize or A area to fit within the step-or housing, which forms' a receiving compartment therefor, so that the same maybe slid longitudinally on Y the flanges 12. The front end wall 20of the container or drawer 17' will be provided with i 90 e a centrally disposed, forwardly projecting, preferably -Ushaped, handle 22, which also serves in the capacity of a staple which is designed to project through .a slot 23 in la hasp bar 24 hingedly connected bya hinge pin 25 to a leaf 26 suitablysecured upon the n upper wall-l0 latthe forward end of the ac- A padlock 27 may be engaged with the handle or Astaple element 22 for the the same from view and at within the receiving compartment dened by the step or housing.

The opposite accessory B, where the same is used in pairs as illustrated, may constitute a receiving compartment or housing for a water sprinkling receptacle 28, which will preferably be shaped to lit and slide within the accessory. B, similar to the: manner in` which the container the accessory A. Therwater sprinkler container 28 will be provided with a sprinkler head 29 constituting a removable cap for the nozzle 30, through which the waterv may beV introduced to the receptacle-28, and ahandle 81 may be formed at the nozzle end of the' The outer end 32 ofthe re-Vv receptacle 28. ceptacle 285will always be provided` with a U-shaped centrally disposed handle 22, which alsoconstitutes a staple and which functions m .connection VWiththe hasp bar 24,1as pref viously explained. Y

The accessories and B are einplaced by;

ksinking the extremities 14 andl legs 15 in the` ground, with the lower flanged ends 12 approximately flush Vwith the ground, after which spikes 33 aredriven throughethe apertured terminals or feet l5. It is, of course, understood that the extremities or legs 14 and feet 15 are subsequentlycovered tofconceal the same timek to further actto anchor and conceal the legs, feet and spikes from view. It is to be understood that within the scope of the invention, where a grave Vor burial plot is not provided with .a headstone, the rearend 16 maybe otherwise closed, and, if desired, where only one-of the accessories A orBisused, the containerA or drawer 17 may be arranged within one end and the water sprinkler container in the other end, with hasp bars and locks at both ends. I/Vhile there has Vbeen `illustrated and describeda preferred embodiment of the invention by way of example, it is to be clearly understood that no restriction is intended to the precise structural details and that variations and modiiications of the invention, which; properly fall within the scopel of the appended claims, may be resorted to when desired. c f

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1.- In an accessory for cemeteries, an elon gated hollow member adapted to be arranged alongside of a grave to constitute a kneeling step and defining therein, a storage compartment fortools and other requisites for maintaining the grave in proper condition and means for anchoring the same to the ground consisting of a cross bar secured to the under side of said member, said cross bar having depending opposite ends and right angularly disposed apertured terminals sunk into the ground and anchoring spikes driven through said. apertured terminals further into the ground.

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alongside of a gravek to constitute a kneeling step and defining therein, a storage compartment for tools and other requisites for maintaining the grave in proper condition and means for anchoring the same to the-ground consisting Vof .a cross bar secured to the under side ofsaid member, said cross bar having ends and outturned apertured'terminals sunk into the ground and anchoring spikes driven through said apertured terminals further into the ground.

'3., In anfaccessory for cemeteries, an elongated hollow member adapted to be arranged alongside of a grave to constitute a kneeling stepandV defining therein, astorage compartment for tools and other requisites for. maintaining the grave in proper condition and means for anchoring the same tothe ground consisting of a cross bar secured to the under side depending opposite ends and offset apertured terminals sunk into the ground and anchoring spikes driven through saidvapertured ter,- minals further inte the` ground.

4. In an accessory for.cenieteries, an elongated hollow member adapted to be `arranged e alongside of a grave to constitute a kneeling of said member, saidcross barhaving from sheet material of said` side walls and a receptacle slidably arranged within said member forA introduction and removal lthrough one end thereof.

5. In an accessory for cemeteries, an elonadapted to be arranged alongsideof a grave to Vconstitute a kneeling stepand delining therein, a storage compartment for tools and other requisites for maintainingfthe grave in proper condition, said membery being fashioned from sheet, material to provide an upper wall, depending side walls ,and` intur'nedflanges at the lower` ends of said side walls and a receptacle slidably arranged within saidmember for introduction and removal through one lendthereof, saidreceptacle and-member provided respectively with interengageable means at one end for lockingV the receptacle against removal from the member... 1

6. yIn an accessory for cemeteries, an elongated hollow member adapted to be arranged alongside of a grave to constitute a kneehng step and delining therein, astorage-compartment for tools and other vrequisites for maintaining` the kgraveV in proper condition, said member being fashioned Afrom sheet material to provide an upper1wallfdepending side walls andv intu'rned flanges" at the lower ends of said side walls, a receptacle Vslidably arranged Within said member for. introduction and removal through one end thereof, said v receptacle and member provided respectively with interengageable means at one end for locking the receptacle against removal from the member and means on said receptacle also serving as a handle for sliding the same into and out of the member. v

7. In an accessory for cemeteries, an elongated hollovv member adapted to be arranged alongside of a grave to constitute a kneeling step and defining therein, a storage compart-V ment for tools and other requisites for maintaining the grave in proper condition, said member being fashioned from sheet material to provide an upper Wall, depending sideV Walls and inturned flanges at the lower ends of said side Walls, a receptacle slidably arranged Within said member for introduction and removal throughone end thereof, lsaid receptacle and member provided respectively With interengageable means at one end for locking the receptacle against removal from the member, means on said receptacle also serving as a handle for sliding the same into and ont of the member and means at the end of said member in the form of a hasp, adapted to receive through its slotted portion the handle of said receptacle.

ADAM TULINSKI. 

